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. 2017 Apr 28:11:353-368.
doi: 10.2174/1874325001711010353. eCollection 2017.

Current Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures

Rakesh John  1 , Siddhartha Sharma  1 , Gopinathan Nirmal Raj  1 , Jujhar Singh  1 , Varsha C  2 , Arjun Rhh  1 , Ankit Khurana  1
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Current Concepts in Paediatric Femoral Shaft Fractures

Rakesh John et al. Open Orthop J. .

Abstract

Pediatric femoral shaft fractures account for less than 2% of all fractures in children. However, these are the most common pediatric fractures necessitating hospitalization and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, prolonged immobilization and impose a significant burden on the healthcare system as well as caregivers. In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of epidemiology, aetiology, classification and managemement options of pediatric femoral shaft fractures.

Keywords: Children; Elastic nailing; Femur; Fractures; Hip spica; Submuscular plating.

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Preoperative and post operative images of an open subtrochanteric femur fracture in a 7 year old male managed by external fixator.
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Preoperative and postoperative images of a femoral shaft fracture in a 6 year old girl treated by retrograde elastic stable intramedullary nailing.
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Pre-operative and post-operative radiographs of an 11 year old male with femoral shaft fracture treated by a trochanteric entry rigid intramedullary nail.
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Preoperative and post operative radiographs of a comminuted subtrochanteric fracture with extension into the femoral shaft managed by submuscular bridge plating.
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